“Your only job as an artist is to put the truth out there into the world.” — Viola Davis Copy Share Image
Are there women in your world now that have given you those lessons in confidence? Oh absolutely. Meryl [Streep] does it all… — Viola Davis Copy Share Image
Knowing the only way out is education, even if you don't have parents that are extraordinarily wealthy. I understand that I have… — Viola Davis Copy Share Image
I do believe that there are African Americans who have thick accents. My mom has a thick accent; my relatives have thick… — Viola Davis Copy Share Image
I've always felt like I was an actor for hire. And almost apologetic for being a woman of color, trying to stifle… — Viola Davis Copy Share Image
It's harder to play a quiet character because everything happens in their stream of consciousness. They're thinking and feeling the world, but… — Viola Davis Copy Share Image
At the end of the day, nobody can tell you how to tackle failure or how to handle change. The world is… — Viola Davis Copy Share Image
This is the richest country in the world. There's no reason kids should be going to school hungry. Food is something that… — Viola Davis Copy Share Image
I think sometimes what people miss about black people is that we're complicated, that we are indeed messy, that we do our… — Viola Davis Copy Share Image
The world is very good at encouraging you to go along with the status quo and at basking in your successes. But… — Viola Davis Copy Share Image
At the end of the day, nobody can tell you how to tackle failure or how to handle change. The world is… — Viola Davis Copy Share Image
I'm very committed to its educational institutions, including my alma mater Central Falls High School's drama program, because I know that's what… — Viola Davis Copy Share Image
I love young adult fantasies. While I say that, I have not seen all of the Twilight and Harry Potter movies. But… — Viola Davis Copy Share Image
I was like, 'What is this?' Until I found out it was stress related. That's how I internalized it. I don't do… — Viola Davis Copy Share Image
I look back at pictures of myself and I remember thinking, "I was so fat when I was growing up. I was 165 pounds… — Viola Davis Copy Share
I was bullied at school. The black girl in Central Falls, Rhode Island, in 1973. There'd be 8 or 10 boys; I would count… — Viola Davis Copy Share
That's why there's so much bad acting out there, because you could see actors watching themselves. — Viola Davis Copy Share
I think that's why August [Wilson] named her Rose [in "Fences"]; I really do. She's a rose in her sweetness and her kindness and… — Viola Davis Copy Share
When you're working as an actor, you don't think that when you get out of school, it's going to be so hard to get… — Viola Davis Copy Share
I suffered from low self-esteem for much of my life. And now to feel like maybe something that I'm projecting or saying could mean… — Viola Davis Copy Share
I tell my daughter every morning, 'Now, what are the two most important parts of you?' And she says, 'My head and my heart.'… — Viola Davis Copy Share
I started a production company out of necessity, the need for great narratives for actors of color. — Viola Davis Copy Share
That's always the biggest surprise when people meet me: how buoyant I am and how fun and light I am. — Viola Davis Copy Share
When you're working as an actor, you don't think that when you get out of school, it's going to be so hard to get… — Viola Davis Copy Share
It was hard, that confrontation scene [in "Fences"], that was a hard one. I felt like it was relentless, I never felt like I… — Viola Davis Copy Share
![“Are there women in your world now that have given you those lessons in confidence? Oh absolutely. Meryl [Streep] does it all the time. I think she does it in a way that she doesn't even understand or think she's doing it.” quote by Viola Davis](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/5a6/viola-davis-1174_confidence_are-there-women-in-your-world-now-that-h_1358980.png)
![“Knowing the only way out is education, even if you don't have parents that are extraordinarily wealthy. I understand that I have to be an active participant in [my daughter's] education in order for her to thrive in the world.” quote by Viola Davis](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/032/viola-davis-1174_active_knowing-the-only-way-out-is-education-ev_1427531.jpg)
